diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Animation/AnimationSet.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Animation/AnimationSet.cs
index ad421eeedb..3d8e8be795 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Animation/AnimationSet.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Animation/AnimationSet.cs
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Animation
     {
 //        private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
+        private OpenSim.Framework.Animation m_implicitDefaultAnimation = new OpenSim.Framework.Animation();
         private OpenSim.Framework.Animation m_defaultAnimation = new OpenSim.Framework.Animation();
         private List<OpenSim.Framework.Animation> m_animations = new List<OpenSim.Framework.Animation>();
 
-        public OpenSim.Framework.Animation DefaultAnimation 
+        public OpenSim.Framework.Animation ImplicitDefaultAnimation 
         {
-            get { return m_defaultAnimation; } 
+            get { return m_implicitDefaultAnimation; } 
         }
         
         public AnimationSet()
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Animation
             if (m_defaultAnimation.AnimID != animID)
             {
                 m_defaultAnimation = new OpenSim.Framework.Animation(animID, sequenceNum, objectID);
+                m_implicitDefaultAnimation = m_defaultAnimation;
                 return true;
             }
             return false;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index dc791d39d9..fa57845c7d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -4388,7 +4388,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
                 {
                     AnimationSet currentAnims = presence.Animator.Animations;
                     string currentAnimationState = String.Empty;
-                    if (animationstateNames.TryGetValue(currentAnims.DefaultAnimation.AnimID, out currentAnimationState))
+                    if (animationstateNames.TryGetValue(currentAnims.ImplicitDefaultAnimation.AnimID, out currentAnimationState))
                         return currentAnimationState;
                 }
             }
@@ -5705,7 +5705,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
                  flags |= ScriptBaseClass.AGENT_SITTING;
              }
 
-             if (agent.Animator.Animations.DefaultAnimation.AnimID
+             if (agent.Animator.Animations.ImplicitDefaultAnimation.AnimID
                 == DefaultAvatarAnimations.AnimsUUID["SIT_GROUND_CONSTRAINED"])
              {
                  flags |= ScriptBaseClass.AGENT_SITTING;
@@ -7892,7 +7892,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
                 {
                     LSL_Vector lower;
                     LSL_Vector upper;
-                    if (presence.Animator.Animations.DefaultAnimation.AnimID
+                    if (presence.Animator.Animations.ImplicitDefaultAnimation.AnimID
                         == DefaultAvatarAnimations.AnimsUUID["SIT_GROUND_CONSTRAINED"])
                     {
                         // This is for ground sitting avatars